Officer-Involved Shooting
in the Mount Vernon Area

Mount
Vernon Police District – Police are investigating an officer-involved
shooting that occurred at an apartment in the 5700 block of Old Mill
Court on Monday, May 28. Officers were serving a warrant for destruction
of property on a 61-year-old man who lived inside of the apartment around
11:52 a.m.

Officers
were familiar with the individual through prior police contacts. When
officers knocked on the door, the door was opened and officers were
confronted with a man armed with a knife. The man was non-compliant with
orders to drop the weapon and was subsequently shot once in the upper
body. Precise details are still under investigation. Officers rendered
first aid at the scene and the man was flown to the Inova Fairfax
Hospital where he is undergoing treatment for the wound.

There
were four officers involved in the incident and the investigation will
determine how many of them will be placed on routine administrative leave
while the investigation is underway.

Police
are not identifying the man pending family notification.

All
information provided in this release is based on preliminary
investigation and may be subject to revision as the investigation
continues.

Anyone
with additional information to provide is asked to contact Crime Solvers
by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org
or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax
County Police at 703-691-2131.

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